Hyogo Ward Garbage
Collection Schedule
Official garbage collection days, designated bag requirements, and ward-specific facts for Hyogo Ward (兵庫区), Kobe City. Population: 105,000 residents across 13.52 km².
Collection Schedule
Hyogo Ward Ward Facts
Hyogo Ward — Did You Know?
Hyogo Ward contains Kobe's original harbour settlement (兵庫津) — the city's oldest port, active since the Nara period. The ward also sits adjacent to the Minatomachi district, home to one of Kansai's oldest established Chinese communities (alongside Chuo Ward's Nankinmachi). The resulting high density of family-run restaurants and grocery stores creates a commercial food waste volume disproportionate to the ward's residential population. Residents in mixed-use buildings near the Minatomachi waterfront frequently ask the ward office about whether their kitchen scraps fall under residential or commercial rules — the answer is residential if the unit is registered as a dwelling (住居).
Resident Note
The area around Minatomachi has a high density of multi-tenant buildings where waste rules can overlap with commercial tenants. If your building management distributes a separate 'waste schedule notice' (ごみ収集案内), that notice takes precedence — it may reflect a building-specific arrangement with the ward.
Kobe City Designated Bags — Quick Reference
- Burnable waste: Kobe-designated burnable bag; official bag color is sky-blue semi-transparent.
- Non-burnable waste: Kobe-designated non-burnable bag; official bag color is transparent.
- Cans, bottles, PET bottles: Kobe-designated recyclables bag; official bag color is transparent.
- Plastic containers and packaging: Kobe-designated plastic-containers bag; official bag color is transparent.
Paper & cloth (古紙・古布) is a distinct monthly category unique to Kobe's system — newspapers, cardboard, and magazines must be tied in bundles with string and not placed in bags. Old clothing is bundled separately, same collection day.
Kobe City says prices are market prices set by retailers and the bag price does not include a disposal fee. Bags are sold at supermarkets, convenience stores, home centres, and drug stores across Kobe City. Spray cans and cassette gas cylinders use a separate see-through bag, not the non-burnable designated bag. Official source: Kobe City household designated bags.